Monday, February 15, 2010

TOX-PROFILE: Chlorinated Dioxins

Available for purchase as a pdf file, Toxicological Profile:
Chlorinated Dioxins (2, 3, 7, 8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin;
CAS No. 1746-01-6) and Congeners

one of a series* of profiles prepared under contract by RAM TRAC Corporation; Project Manager, Dr. Robert A. Michaels, PhD, CEP;
50 pages, copyright © 2000, 2009.

CONTENTS:

Physical and Chemical Properties
Human Exposure
.....Protective Equipment and Clothing
.....Medical Monitoring

Pharmacokinetics
(effects of the body on the substance)
.....Absorption
.....Distribution
.....Metabolism
.....Excretion
Pharmacodynamics (effects of the substance on the body)
.....Acute toxicity
.....Mutagenicity
.....Carcinogenicity
.....Teratogenicity
.....Reproductive Effects
.....Other Chronic Effects
.....Sensitive Subpopulations
.....Chemical Interactions
.....Dose-Response Parameter Estimation
Literature Cited
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